Something else? Ask Aunt Vadge – bottom left of your screen!Aunt Vadge: are my vaginal symptoms due to the pill, or do I have an infection?
She has mysterious vaginal symptoms that may or may not be due to her birth control pill.
Candida tropicalis vulvovaginal infections
A fluconazole-resistant species of yeast that can cause vulvovaginal yeast infections.
Cyclic vulvovaginitis
Cyclic vaginitis is vaginal or vulvar symptoms occurring like clockwork every menstrual cycle, with yeast and lactobacilli overgrowth the two main culprits.
Candida parapsilosis
We discuss a less commonly found vulvovaginal yeast pathogen.
Using gentian violet vaginally for vulvovaginal infections
Gentian violet can be used as a treatment for some vaginal infections with great effect, particularly those caused by gram-positive bacteria and yeasts. Very messy, but a great old-school gynaecologist antimicrobial.
Aunt Vadge: Are these paper cuts herpes?
Paper cuts and yeast infections - how to figure out if it's herpes or not.
Review: Betadine Vaginal (Povidone-Iodine)
Betadine - povidone-iodine - is an effective antimicrobial treatment for vaginal infections, but only certain types. A microbe must be susceptible, and not be hiding in a biofilm.
Candida glabrata
Candida glabrata infections are quite common, with the yeast an emerging vaginal pathogen. We discuss this type of yeast and how to treat it effectively.
Treating a yeast infection with no money
If you can't afford expensive probiotics and tests, there are a couple of very cheap tricks to solving yeast infections.
Aunt Vadge: I’m scared I have herpes, but could it be yeast?
She is worried she has herpes, but probably has a yeast infection.
Dealing with yeast biofilms
Recurrent yeast infections may have their root in a biofilm in your intestine. Learn how to fix it.
Aunt Vadge: endless yeast infections after antibiotics
A woman experiences hard-to-treat yeast infections after antibiotics.
Aunt Vadge: yeast infection won’t go away – what do I do?
She has had a yeast infection for a month, and a week of anti-fungals hasn't kicked it. What next?
Understanding and using povidone-iodine (Betadine) for vaginal infections
Learn about the effectiveness of povidone-iodine (Betadine) vaginally for use in infections such as BV, AV and yeast.
Vitamin D and bacterial vaginosis (BV)
Vitamin D supplementation can help women who have asymptomatic BV, but it has no effect on those with recurrent BV.
How to fill your own 600mg boric acid capsules at home
You can inexpensively fill your own vegetable caps with boric acid at home.
Where can I buy boric acid from?
Woman Seeking Boric Acid.
Antibiotic treatment of men with partners with BV – do they work?
We examine the evidence regarding the effect of antibiotic treatment of male sexual partners of women with BV.
Enterococcus faecalis in the vagina and urinary tract
Enterococcus faecalis is associated with bacterial vaginosis, and should be tested for using PCR testing in unresponsive BV.
Understanding vaginal PCR testing
An explanation of PCR testing for the vaginal microbiome with a list of what is tested for, and what is excluded.